Department Blog

Joseph P. Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was selected by the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Class of 2021 to deliver the Faculty Speaker Address to their class as part of their graduation ceremony on May 20, 2021.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, presented on the following topics May 25, 2021, as part of the annual Essentials of Emergency Medicine conference:

• “COVID Cardiology Updates”
• “My Favorite Cardiac Case of the Year”
• “My Favorite ECG [Electrocardiogram] Articles of the Year”
• “My Favorite ECG of the Year”
• “Recent Cardiology Articles that You Gotta Know!”

Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, presented on the pro side of “Urban Penetrating Trauma: Prehospital Care Is Essential” as part of the Maryland Committee on Trauma’s annual Point Counterpoint conference on June 11, 2021.

Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, presented “When Protestors Become Patients: Civil Unrest and the ED [Emergency Department]” at the American College of Emergency Physicians, Maryland Chapter Educational Conference and Annual Meeting on March 18, 2021.

Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:

• sole author of:
  • “I’m Not Really a Hero,” published by Common Sense in July/August 2020
  • “EM Residents and Medical Students: We’re Making History!” published in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Pulse on July 8, 2020
  • “Make Your Voice Heard,” published in the American College of Emergency Physicians, Maryland Chapter newsletter in fall 2020
  • “The Potential for Violence Against Health Care Workers During COVID-19,” published on KevinMD.com on December 3, 2020
  • “PG County, Please Get Your COVID Vaccine,” published by the Prince George’s Sentinel on January 17, 2021
  • “Your Voice STILL Matters,” published by Common Sense in January/February 2021
  • “Beware COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation,” published by The Sentinel on February 22, 2021
  • “Don’t Let Your Guard Down,” published by The Sentinel on March 6, 2021
  • “Which COVID Vaccine Should You Get?” published by the Montgomery County Sentinel on April 4, 2021
  • “It’s Time for Congress to Protect Healthcare Workers,” published by the Montgomery County Sentinel on May 11, 2021
  • “Op-Ed: An Airborne Pathogen Standard Can Protect Us,” published by MedPage Today on June 3, 2021
• coauthor of:
  • “Policy Playbook: COVID-19 Vaccine Development,” published by EMDocs.net on November 2, 2020
  • “Do Patients Addicted to Drugs Truly Have Capacity?” published by the Montgomery County Sentinel on November 27, 2020
  • “Optimizing Medical Surge Capacity,” published by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association’s Modern Resident Blog on December 1, 2020
  • “The Other Safety Concern for Healthcare Workers: Workplace Violence,” published by the Montgomery County Sentinel on December 13, 2020
  • “Emergency Department Physicians Should Have the Right to Due Process Protection. Many Don’t,” published by STAT on December 16, 2020
  • “ ‘Normalcy’ Is Still a Long Ways Off, Despite COVID Vaccine Rollout,” published by The Baltimore Sun on February 5, 2021

Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident; Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, Resident; and Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Terrorist Attacks Against Vaccinators: A Review,” accepted May 20, 2021, for publication by Health Security.

Aki Honasoge, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, discussed a clinical case of agitation and tachycardia with refusal of care on the May 6, 2021, episode of the EMCast podcast.

John Harringa, MD, Resident; Zachary Wynne, MD, Resident; Aki Honasoge, MD, Resident; and Sam Yarmis, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Early Vasopressor Use in Septic Shock: What Do We Know?” published by Common Sense in January/February 2021.

J. David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor; Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor; Daniel L. Lemkin, MD, Assistant Professor; and R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Association of Resident Shift Length With Procedural Complications,” published by the Journal of Emergency Medicine on May 15, 2021. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.

Jes Downing, MD, Resident; Stephanie Cardona, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, Resident; Bradford E. Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; and Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Predictors of Intubation in COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Awake Proning in the Emergency Department,” published by the American Journal of Emergency Medicine on June 9, 2021. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.